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US private equity firm Carlyle bullish about Nigeria
"The great explosion in private equity, if it is going to occur anywhere around the world in the next couple of years, is probably going to be in Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, where the penetration rate is about one-twelfth or so of what it is in the United States."
So said David Rubenstein, co-CEO of US-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group, back in August during the US-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington DC.
He added Carlyle likes to invest in regions where competition for private equity deals is low.
Last week Carlyle announced it has made a $147m investment in Nigeria's Diamond Bank, based in Lagos. The investment came through the bank's recent rights issue, of which proceeds will be used to boost working capital, IT infrastructure and refurbishment of its branches.
The Diamond Bank deal was made through Carlyle's $698m Sub-Saharan Africa Fund. To date the Fund has invested approximately $300m across a variety of industries and countries, including a Tanzanian-based supply chain manger and in a Mozambican logistics company. Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, and the African Development Bank are two of the fund's anchor investors.
Despite Nigeria's various challenges, such as the attacks by the Boko Haram group in the north, Carlyle remains bullish about the country.
"Nigeria is the largest and one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, and Diamond Bank is well positioned to continue to benefit from Nigeria's attractive macro-economic trends," said Genevieve Sangudi, managing director for the Sub-Saharan Africa Fund.
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Israel has every reason to be proud of its incredible achievements.
At seventy, Israel has every reason to celebrate its remarkable achievements that every Israeli can take pride in, as they witnessed the redemption of the Jews they have been dreaming of, but never though they could realize. Israel's accomplishments in various walks of life have made the country a global power; it did so with one hand tied behind its back as the country fought wars, battled violent extremism, and struggled economically, while wrestling against all odds to survive.
Israel's achievements are wide in range and scope. Indeed, no country has been able to achieve as much in so many fields of study in such a short period of time. In science and technology, Israel has registered remarkable breakthroughs rivaling nearly every country except for the US. Israelis have earned 12 Nobel awards in several field, especially in chemistry.
Economically, Israel has moved from being dependent on foreign aid to independent, increasing its gross domestic product sixfold since its inception. To highlight Israel's economic achievements, Israel's GDP in 2016 was $348 billion, versus $333 billion for Egypt with a population of nearly 100 million people.
In the field of medicine, Israel is the home of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, and Israeli scientists have made great advancements in medical research, including the development of medications treating multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Notwithstanding these unrivaled successes, there is much to lament about Israel's failures to address its multiple domestic and foreign crises. Israel is existentially threatened while suffering from social and political malaise, eroding its social fabric and seriously endangering its viability as an independent state that is secure and at peace.
Israel's democracy is eroding with the freedom of the press being increasingly subject to military censorship and gag orders. Journalists often face travel restrictions and government-funded media outlets are influenced to report on behalf of the government's policies.
Discrimination against Israeli Arabs and Jews of darker skin is widespread. The Israeli population is becoming increasingly polarized, and the political divide is chipping away at the heart of Israeli democracy as 'us versus them' has become the popular mantra.
The religious institutions are gaining ever more political sway and alienating religiously reform-minded American and European Jews because of their zealotry. The population is moving to the right-of-center, leaving liberals with shrinking room to articulate their political ideology. Instead they find themselves adopting much of the right-of-center's policies only to remain politically relevant.
Israel has forgotten its own history as a people driven from their homes, facing discrimination, expulsion, and death. By deporting mostly African migrants fleeing starvation and war in their home countries, Israel is forfeiting its moral obligations.
Demographically, Israel faces imminent danger of losing its Jewish majority, particularly because of decreasing immigration, increasing emigration, and low birth rate compared to the Palestinians. Many young Israelis are leaving mostly because of the government's policies in relation to the unending conflict with the Palestinians. Between 1990 and 2014, over 526,000 emigrated from Israel, and only 229,000 returned.
What is most lamentable of all, however, is that after seven decades of existence Israel is still haunted by the ongoing and persistent conflict. It has won many wars and battles against the Palestinians, but failed to win the peace.
As the Israelis celebrated on Monday the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem, the festivities were marred by the deaths of over 60 Palestinians in Gaza. They have come to demonstrate along the border with Israel not as much because of the opening of the embassy, but because of the subhuman conditions under which they have been living for the past 11 years.
Gaza is an open prison, only few can enter or leave; the lack of electricity, drinking water, scare resources, and joblessness fills the air with despair and despondency. Many came to the border ready to die, for they have little left to lose.
The situation in the West Bank does not fare much better. The freedom of movement of Palestinians is restricted, night raids are common, unemployment is rampant, and expulsion, incarceration, and demolition of Palestinian homes is commonplace. Languishing under military occupation, human rights abuses often become fair play. Mutual hatred, enmity, and distrust has made the days of reconciliation an ever more distant pipedream.
For these horrifying conditions to exist seventy years later is tragic—a travesty of historical proportions.
The Palestinians are not blameless for their miserable conditions. They have missed repeated opportunities to solve the conflict but failed time and again, clinging to their old and tired narrative, making untenable demands while resorting to violent resistance and threatening Israel's existence, which has only played into the hands of right-wing Israelis.
Every Israeli must remember that a two-state solution is not a gift to the Palestinians. It is the only way by which Israel can preserve its independence, democracy, and the Jewish national character of the state. But sadly for successive Israeli governments, maintaining the occupation and building new and expanding existing settlements assumed priority over peace.
If Netanyahu and his government are truly concerned about Iran's existential threat, he should focus on the home front and settle the conflict with the Palestinians. Why not deal with the inevitability of coexistence now and find a solution when every day, week, month, and year that passes makes the conflict ever more violent and intractable?
Yes, Israel has every reason to be proud of its incredible achievements, but as long as it remains shackled by the occupation, all of its accomplishments mean little. The current state of affairs in Israel defies the vision of its founding fathers—a vision of a Jewish home living in peace with itself and its neighbors; a prosperous, progressive, and secure home that offers refuge for the Jews while adhering to the highest moral standards.
No military might, fences, or walls will provide Israel the safety and security it seeks. Only peace forged from a position of strength would guarantee Israel's survival and make future Independence Days a day to celebrate with joy and pride.


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John Jay (ur. 12 grudnia 1745 w Nowym Jorku, zm. 17 maja 1829) – amerykański polityk, dyplomata i prawnik. Był bardzo mocno zaangażowany w rewolucję amerykańską. Uczestniczył w obu Kongresach Kontynentalnych, a po ukształtowaniu się Stanów Zjednoczonych, obok Alexandra Hamiltona i Jamesa Madisona, należał do najzagorzalszych zwolenników silnej federacji. Był jednym z ojców-założycieli Stanów Zjednoczonych.

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W latach 1779–1782 pierwszy minister-rezydent USA w Hiszpanii. Prowadził rozmowy z hiszpańskim politykiem i dyplomatą Diego de Gardoqui w sprawach dostarczania Amerykanom broni i sprzętu z Hiszpanii. Szefem firmy dostawczej był José de Gardoqui i jego trzej synowie, z których jednym był właśnie Diego. Razem dostarczono Amerykanom 215 dział, 30 000 muszkietów, 30 000 bagnetów, 51 314 kul do muszkietów, 300 000 funtów prochu, 12 868 granatów, 30 000 mundurów i 4000 namiotów wojskowych.

W latach 1789–1795 pełnił funkcję pierwszego przewodniczącego Sądu Najwyższego. W 1794 roku wynegocjował z Wielką Brytanią umowę międzynarodową nazywaną później traktatem Jaya. W latach 1795–1801 pełnił funkcję gubernatora stanu Nowy Jork.

Zajął trzecie miejsce w wyborach prezydenckich w 1789 roku, otrzymując 9 głosów elektorskich.

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Gubernatorzy Nowego Jorku
Kandydaci na urząd prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych w 1788 i 1789
Kandydaci na urząd prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych w 1796
Kandydaci na urząd prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych w 1800
Prezydenci Kongresu Kontynentalnego
Ludzie urodzeni w Nowym Jorku
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Zmarli w 1829
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And tired. Oh so tired.
Conk-out as soon as our head hits the pillow tired... until the toddler comes crawling in our bed that is.
As the years ago by, I've come to realize just how challenging it is to keep the spark in your marriage alive. Especially when you're always on the go, and any alone time that you do have is interrupted by kids.
Don't get me wrong. I love the kids more than anything, but sometimes I just miss my husband.
It's also hard to keep the spark alive when you feel like you're drowning in an endless list of "to-dos". When you feel like you just can't get caught up.
But that's life right? Life as a parent at least!
We've been talking a lot about our relationship lately. Specifically about how we can reignite that spark, amongst all the chaos (and exhaustion) that comes with this phase of our life.
DISCLAIMER: We're not on the rocks, things aren't bad - We just miss the intense butterflies that we had in the newlywed stage. We don't believe that it is something that HAS to fade away.
We don't to become just partners in life - we don't want to lose the romance or that "I want to jump your bones" spark we had at the beginning.
To do that, we've started to actively talk about what we need from each other to bring it back.
If you're thinking "oh my, where is this going Jamie?" Don't you worry. The conversations have been (fairly) PG.
In fact, these conversations have actually become pretty hilarious. Not to mention, a huge reminder of just how DIFFERENT men and women are when it comes to what satisfies them in a relationship.
For example, when I asked my husband what he thinks we could do to get that spark back, he suggested that I give him a massage and rub cream into his feet at the end of the day.
He said it would help him relax and feel connected after a long day.
"So you want me to give you a big massage at the end of the day, even though I am so exhausted I can barely keep my eyes open?"
He was kind of joking. Kind of not.
We laughed, and then he asked me what he can to do light the spark with me.
Well, when the toilet paper is out, If you could just put the new roll on the holder, instead of resting it on top of the empty one, I would definitely feel like we are more on the same page.
He laughed, and said that's probably true!
You know how you pile random crap that needs to go down to the basement at the top of the stairs? Well, if you could actually bring it downstairs when you go... it would make a big difference for me.
Well, clutter in the house makes me anxious. It makes me feel like I can't get ahead, which in turn makes it hard to relax.
When I feel like the house is in order, it's easier to chill-out. And when I'm relaxed and stress free, it's easier to ... ya know! Light up a spark!
The conversation was pretty funny.
My list was fairly long, while all he really wants is that massage.
All jokes aside, it was a good reminder that what he needs to feel connected is very different than what I need to feel connected. For me, keeping that spark alive starts outside of the bedroom, while for him, not so much.
So we ended on this note. He agrees to scratch my back, and I'll scratch his.
If a massage and physical touch is what he needs... I can work on that.
Because when the crap by the stairs is cleaned up, and the toddler is already in the bath, I actually kind of want to!


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I would like to say "congratulations" to all participants - for creativity and wonderful imagination. That's cool every work is individual; with own feelings and idea behind it.
And big "thanks" to Yafaray Developers Team - for creating such powerful program.
Special mention for the Yafacat, my favourite and the winner.
Congrats to all especially to the winners It was a great challenge to participate, se you all hopefully in next year !!


1. "Act I: Sea Borne/Liberator Of Minds/Dance Of The Bacchantes"
2. "Act II:The Mountain/The Invocation/The Forest/Psychopomp"
The legendary Dead Can Dance return with their first studio album in six years! Coming from a school of Australian music pioneers that include Severed Heads and Essendon Airport among their class, this latest missive sees the duo maintain their psychedelic, exotic and mystic sound, with hints of witchcraft and ritualisms eternally abound. The album pays homage to Dionysus, Greek God of wine, fertility and religious ecstasy, and naturally the album oozes these qualities itself. Across the LP Brendan Perry plys his hand to a mass of instruments heard as otherworldly to the west, with a specific set stemming from the Balkans with an ensemble use of zournas, gadulkas and gaidas. Meanwhile Lisa Gerrad's exquisite voice remains as haunting as it ever was, be up front in the mix or lurking amongst the album's lush atmospheres. The Dead Can Still Dance.


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C010 The Dalek Invasion of Earth
« C009 Planet of Giants
C011 The Rescue »
Daleks have invaded the Earth! Thank goodness The Doctor's accidentally piloted the troupe right smack into the centre of it all.
The Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara arrive in London. And they're even the right size this time! Alas, The Doctor is not infallible and he's accidentally dropped them in the year 2165 (perhaps even later; we don't know) in post-apocalyptic Britain, which along with the rest of the Earth has been commandeered by the Daleks.
Most humans have been killed; many more have been enslaved to work in "the Bedfordshire mines"; some have been turned into soulless RoboMen; and the few that remain are either fighting a losing fight with the resistance or trying to survive as best they can by taking advantage of other humans or even collaborating with the invaders.
As per usual, The Doctor & Co get separated from the TARDIS and subsequently split up, leaving Susan in the capable hands of dapper young revolutionary David "Guerrilla Dave" Campbell, Barbara partnered with Jenny (aka "Blondie" aka "Balaclava"), and Ian occasionally teamed up with either "Leisuresuit" Larry or a Brendan Gleeson lookalike, while the Doc bosses Carl "Tyler Durden" Tyler around, but stays largely out of the picture.
The Daleks are way more advanced than they were/will be on Skaro a million years in the future, and a lot crueler as well. People are left without their homes and loved ones, brothers are pitted against one another and innocent civilians are made to toil in the mines, harvesting the Earth's magnetic core so that the Daleks can act out their plan of… ooooooh, no, let's not spoil that bit. You'll have to watch this one for yourselves.
This Doctor Who serial is massive! The levels of suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat; the production value is through the roof; and this story sees, sadly, the departure of a companion from the show. For now.
Sonic Boner Alert! The Daleks are back!
Suicidal Robo-Dude, fully unexmplained
Who puts up a sign like that?
Flying saucer over London
White Dalek appears out of water
Dalek and Robo-Dudes ambush Doc and Ian
Düsseldorf shows Tyler Durden the dumbest bomb ever
Doc bludgeons a Roboman
Tyler and Don't-Call-Me-Doc about to Statham #347
"Hey, my eyes are up HERE, Dalek!"
A touching moment. Meanwhile, Guerrilla Dave makes plans for his agricultural slave empire.
The Ratings & Review Section of this podcast starts at 1h59m20s.
Many thanks to Gina (@GinaGuerrero1), JD (@mariuskane) and Davis (@ShrubThe) for sending in their fantastic mini-reviews, which are all included in this podcast, and available in writing here below.
PS: Forgot to talk about this on the podcast, but if you look closely at the saucer Daleks, you'll see some of them are cardboard cut-outs. Thanks to Mark (@DrMarkABell) for pointing it out.
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C014 The Crusade
The troupe arrive in 12th century Palestine where Doc steals clothes, Ian is knighted, Vicky is inconsequential and Barb gets kidnapped (as usual)
B014 Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Doctor Who now has a hot niece, Ian's been replaced by Bernard Cribbins and there's plenty more Cushing for the pushing!
N054 The Stolen Earth
Companions and spin-offs collide when Davros and his new race of Daleks transport the Earth far across the universe
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John David (jD) / @mariuskane	 September 24, 2013
THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH
The Doctor manages to get Barbara (who in this story is back to being BarbWire again) Susan and Ian back to London, England but sadly he still hasn't figured out how to steer the TARDIS properly and lands them two hundred years into the future. The team wander around the ruined landscape (in what has to be one of the first proper location scenes of this scale) and eventually rising from the Thames – the return of the Daleks.
The Good – For the First Time since An Unearthly Child Part 1, Susan is almost enjoyable to watch, going from twisting her ankle in episode 1 and being generally useless to a character (like she has been since the Senorates) to a point in episode 6 where you're really feeling her indecision choosing between her Grandfather and David Campbell.
Barbara, the heroine of Skaro turns into the heroine of Earth throwing acid bombs, protecting disabled people and driving a bus – the writers of Doctor Who towards the end of Season 1 had planned to write out Barbara in this episode rather than Susan – but thankfully they came to their senses and kept the main character precisely where she belonged.
And of course this episode delivers, without exception, one of the finest speeches ever completed by William Hartnell's Doctor, delivered in a way that makes you forget every Fornicator, every Gibberish, every misquote about shoes and brink of distraction – culminating in possible the single most heartfelt quote in Doctor Who : "One Day, I shall come back… Yes I shall come back…" – a heartfelt scene that may as well be being said to Carole Ann Ford as well as Susan Foreman.
The Bad – Ian was in this episode? right? somewhere? doing … something?
The Daleks want to mine the core of the planet to fit a giant Ford Fiesta engine to it and drive around the galaxy picking up chicks or something… How exactly could that be considered logical even to the science fiction writers of the 1960's – it would be just as stupid as the moon being ripped out of orbit and hurled into outer space with a moonbase of people on it, they'd never write something that implausable… Oh…
Score – 4.5 : It has flaws, and probably more flaws than i've listed above, but honestly – it's the Daleks, invading Earth, and until the "Lucie Millar" Audiobook and "The Stolen Earth" with David Tennant it wouldn't happen on this scale again.
Gina Guerrero / @GinaGuerrero1	 September 24, 2013
I freaking loved this story. It was epic, tense and emotionally engaging. I was glad to see the writers found a balance of stern/authoritarian and caring doctor in this story. In this episode we see the beginnings of the core characteristics that will define the Doctor, standing up to evil and fighting for the greater good using intelligence rather than "brut force". I found it interesting that although it started with the usual trope of the group splitting up, having Barb, Ian, Susan & the Doctor split off with their own "companions" was a superb way of expanding their characters outside of their usual roles.
I loved the Tardis crew really stepping up and handling their shit in the various situations they were in like Barb in the mines, Ian in the capsule and the Doctor in the control room. What stood out for me in this story and also frustrated me, was how they fleshed out the Doctor and Susan's relationship. So, when he left her, it was obvious it was as painful for him as it was for her to say goodbye. Was not expecting to have so many feels at the end. I think I'm actually going to miss Susan. Lastly, if they had done spinoffs back then they could have given Ian one called "Ian Chesterton, Saving the universe in a suit & "Cardi".Overall, this was my favorite First Doctor story so I rating is a 4.8.
Davis Williams / @ShrubThe	 September 24, 2013
I've only seen the first episode of this story so far, but I've got to say I loved it. It was the best ending to Hartnell's episodes we have seen so far. This is because it showed the audience something they didn't expect to see: the Daleks!
I'd also like to point out that my "theory" still holds true, they are locked out of the TARDIS yet again, this time by a fallen bridge! By the end of this story arc, I predict that the Doc will do some fancy schmancy timey wimey stuff with the dalek headsets and somehow use it to blow up the daleks.
Finally, I'd just like to point out one hilarious aspect of this episode: the Doctor saying Susan needs a "jolly good smacked bottom".
Peter Zunitch	 April 8, 2016
There's not much to say here that hasn't already been said. Which is a bit of a shame as this one is really a story to talk about.
Truly an epic tale, told brilliantly, with great characters, multiple plot lines, overlapping stories, bit parts totally fleshed out, and oh the locations upon locations.
Starting woth negatives (because they're so few they really stand out). For my part, I didn't like the 'slather' as it looked like a garbage bag with some bits smeared on it and poorly draped over a man. It moved so clunky and slow it would be like genetically engineering a slug-cow and setting it to watch the crown jewels (oh wait, that doesn't happen until Tom baker.). I also thought the landing pad fight was lackluster. I can't believe they attacked the Daleks with smoke bombs from the local joke shop. Finally if you're going to blow up the entirety of London with a styrofoam bomb that you are going to poorly pretend is really heavy, why would you leave it on a timer in the middle of an alley which was the exact last spot where you last saw surviving, active rebels? Surely if they put it in a random cupboard no one would have ever known about it and it still would have taken out all of London.
Joking aside, Susan's coming of age pinnacles here and the Dr. Makes the choice he knows she will never make herself. I don't see him as a jerk for leaving her on a troubled earth, as he knows she can take care of herself and she is with the man she loves doimg the thing she wants the most, to have a home. The confusion here I think comes from an issue many Dr who eps have. I believe this story takes place over much greater an amount of time than we are lead to believe. If you just watch the story as-is you might think there are a ton of coincidences and strange decisions. Instead imagine that this story actually happens over a month's time, or three months. It gives relationships and emotions time to grow. There's evidence to support this as well. Babs travels across England mostly it seems on foot. I'm sure they didn't really make it to the mines in an afternoon.
I have to say as well that although slightly silly looking I much prefer robomen to the modern 'dalek inside a human'. I liked the idea once, but like a special weapons dalek it was a sad day when i saw it the 2nd time (although in the case of the spw dalek it was the 2nd scene when I cringed, not 2nd story).
Ultimately this story takes its rightful place among the royalty of Dr who episodes. It is a tale that can (and indeed has) been remade over and over and it would still be amazing in any incarnation. I'll watch this any day. 4.9
Murdo Macleod	 October 1, 2018
The Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara land in post-apocalyptic London. They are being stalked by strange Robomen, the city is deserted and the TARDIS has been buried under a landslide. Just when they think things cannot get any worse, a Dalek emerges from the Thames and announces that the earth has been conquered.
So begins a struggle for survival, a struggle for revenge and a struggle for the future of the human race. Susan falls in love with a dapper revolutionary; Barbara leads a strike team; Ian sabotages the Dalek plans from the inside and the Doctor finds himself stuck down the sewers with some very hungry alligators.
THE MAJESTY
This is Doctor Who as we have never seen it before. Up till this point in the series, the only location shots we have ever had, have been two or three wide cutaways of a body double walking through a field. Now we have chase sequences in the heart of London, run-and-gun sequences round an abandoned warehouse and a pitched battle at the mouth of a mine. It stretches out the canvas vastly. There are many jokes around the idea of "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" being "The Dalek Invasion of London (and parts of Bedfordshire)" but this is such a huge step up in terms of production values that it is quite jaw dropping for someone watching the series through in order. I can only guess the impact this had on the original viewers.
The story is also definitely big enough to fill this new size of canvas. We have fully believable characters, from the idealistic David to the cynical Tyler; from the callous Jenny to the despairing Dortmund; from the selfish 'Women in the Wood' to the conniving Ashton. We have the reintroduction of the Daleks, doing fascist salutes with their sucker arms in Trafalgar square and talking about the 'Final Solution'. We have the best depiction of a romantic relationship in Classic Who, and then we have the spine-tingling finale as Susan leaves the TARDIS crew.
THE MISERY
The Daleks' plan is woefully illogical. Hollow out the centre of the earth by hand, getting old women to carry baskets of rubble. Then blow it up with a nuclear bomb. Then pilot it around the galaxy like some sort of Death Star. And if we were in any doubt as to this plan, we are spoon fed every detail of it several times as the Daleks explain it to each other in their control room.
Somehow the Doctor and his pals survive a nuclear explosion about 200m away, while all the Daleks across the entire world (and in their motherships in orbit), are all wiped out. Someone was being a bit optimistic there.
The Doctor is missing for an episode. And you really notice it!
– The first two shots demonstrate simply and powerfully the tone of the film. We open on a poster: "It is forbidden to dump bodies into the river". A man walks up wearing a strange helmet and obviously in distress. He walks into the river. He drowns himself. Title: "World's End". Sheer cinema.
– The Doctor chides Susan in a cringeworthy put-down: "What you need, my girl, is a jolly good smacked bottom."
– Barbara arrives in the rebel base. First question: "Can you cook?". Clearly a woman has showed up!
– Shortly after, the rebels ask Susan "What do you do?". – "I eat" she replies. Definitely her best one-liner in the whole show.
– For some obscure reason, a poster of an elephant has got a huge sticker over it saying "Vetoed". What on earth can Daleks have against elephants?
– The end of the first episode, a Dalek surfaces from under the Thames. It is one of the iconic moments of Dr Who. But what was it doing underwater in the first place?
– The Doctor and Ian are being herded onto the Dalek spaceship when one other prisoner makes a lame attempt to escape. He realises within seconds that it is too late, but then the Daleks slowly… slowly… slowly line him up against a wall. He is screaming "Help me! Help me!" and they just watch him. Then they kill him. It's a chilling scene – the Daleks are so much more cruel here than they are in their first outing.
– There are alligators in the sewers!
– The Doctor's terrible puns, after Ian says he has studied Boyle's Law. "We'll have to Boyle this one down, won't we – hee hee hee"
– In the old transport museum, a Dalek menaces a mannequin: "Who are you? Answer!". Very fun.
Dortmund's demise. He knows his bombs don't work; he knows that if he lives, he will slow the others down; he knows that nothing he can think of will combat the Daleks; he feels utter despair. And so he goes out against three Daleks, armed with a dud bomb; he stands out of his wheelchair, lets it roll away, and dies in a blaze of extermination. It's an incredibly poignant moment.
– The little cut scenes with David and Susan are brilliant. Their discussions about identity and home and travelling, and David's polite flattery of the Doctor are all handled very realistically. Though if the lads in the 60s were taking flirting lessons from David, they'd all be dangling slimy fish in front of their crushes!
– Remind me never to take a lift from Barbara – she is a menace behind the wheel. Rampaging through London in an old lorry, mowing down Daleks left, right and centre, being chased by a spaceship – she puts James Bond to shame! She even does a commando roll out of the cab just before the lorry is exploded into a million pieces. What a woman!
– The Doctor wallops a Roboman into submission with his walking stick. Once it's prone on the floor, he dusts himself down and tells his companions to hurry up: "Leave him to his own devices and salvation"
– The Slither. I'll be controversial and say I really liked this idea. The costume is dumb, but the idea of some mutated creature that has no explanation is both perfectly realistic and frighteningly alien. It's referred to as a Dalek's 'pet', which conjures up images of genetic manipulation, torture and mind-control. What does a Dalek do when it's not on duty? Grooms a Slither, apparently, just for fun. Sickening!
– The overblown dialogue is completely corny but delivered with utter conviction. "They dare to tamper with the forces of creation?" "Yes – and we have got to dare… to stop them!"
– Ian hides, and discovers he has hidden inside the detonator of a planetary sized nuclear bomb… Typical!
This is undoubtedly one of the best and most memorable of all the William Hartnell stories. If "The Aztecs" has been the high water mark so far, it was likely because the BBC knew how to do period costume dramas. It was something they often did in other situations. This is different. This is an archetypal Doctor Who story, and is the first time the series has managed a truly epic sci-fi adventure. It's a shame to see Susan go, having had so little character development in the series, but few companions will ever get such a well-handled departure story, and she ends on a high. Even without the Daleks return or Susan's departure, this would be an epic story. With these elements as well, it goes down as one of the all-time greats of Doctor Who. It's the first milestone in the series.


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Виктория Николаевна Макарская (урожд. Морозова; род. 22 мая 1973, Витебск, Белорусская ССР) — певица, продюсер.

Биография
Родилась 22 мая 1973 года в Витебске (БССР). С 15 лет она уже побеждала в Международных конкурсах с Государственным эстрадным оркестром Белоруссии. Окончила режиссёрский факультет ГИТИСа (РАТИ), курс академика И. Г. Шароева. Победитель рок-номинации телевизионного конкурса «Звезды XXI века» и Лауреат Премии артистов Эстрады им. Леонида Утёсова. С Владимиром Пресняковым-старшим создали уникальный музыкальный проект в Цирке на Цветном Бульваре «Его Величество Сказка», где Виктория сыграла главную роль.

Широкой публике стала известна после нашумевшего мюзикла «МETRO». Параллельно с мюзиклом она выступала сольно. В 2002 году Морозова потеряла голос и прекратила концертную деятельность, но занялась продюсированием своего супруга Антона Макарского. Шесть лет Виктория Макарская не выходила на сцену. Но по приглашению Московского международного Дома, Виктория вернулась на сцену, но уже с совместным с Антоном Макарским проектом «Живой концерт». С тех пор они гастролируют вместе. В их группе 7 музыкантов, а стремление – одно на всех: они хотят создавать качественную музыку и петь ее только вживую. Репертуар состоит из самых красивых и любимых мелодий: как написанных специально для Макарских известными авторами – Сергеем Трофимовым, Ириной Дубцовой, Игорем Корнелюком, Максимом Дунаевским, Муратом Насыровым, так и ставших уже легендой – «Обними» и ария «BELLE» из мюзикла «Notre Dame de Paris». В 2010 году вышел их диск «Живой концерт», собравший самые популярные песни.

Личная жизнь
С 1999 года живёт вместе с певцом Антоном Макарским, с которым познакомились на кастинге мюзикла «Метро». Обвенчались спустя год, а поженились спустя три года после венчания и в этот же день улетели во Францию, на съёмки телешоу «Форт Боярд».

9 сентября 2012, после 13 лет брака, 39-летняя Виктория Макарская (Морозова), родила дочь в одной из акушерских клиник Иерусалима. Девочку назвали Марией.

31 мая 2015 года в семье Макарских родился сын, которого назвали Иваном.

Дискография
 2010 — «Живой концерт»
 2018 — «Музыка»

Клипы
 2001 — «Обними»
 2001 — «Кто-то»
 2018 — «Доченька»

Награды
 Победитель Фестиваля польской песни в Витебске.
 Лауреат Всесоюзного конкурса артистов эстрады имени Утесова.
 Победитель телевизионного конкурса «Звезды XXI века» на РТР.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Макарская Виктория Николаевна (урожденная Морозова) биография на «Телепрограмма»
 Виктория Макарская Woman.ru

Телеведущие канала «Спас»
Выпускники режиссёрского факультета ГИТИСа


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Business & finance Energy & environment
Jordan's renewables sector on the rise
by Abi Millar April 30, 2018 November 22, 2019
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Over the last few years, Jordan's solar and wind capacity has increased substantially, with a wave of projects in the pipeline. But in a country so reliant on imported oil, what impact are renewables really making? Abi Millar reports.
Over the last few years, Jordan's renewables sector (particularly solar) has been on the ascendant. From a standing start in 2011, when the country had almost no renewables in its energy mix, the sector has been growing at a prodigious rate.
By 2015, commentators were speaking of an upcoming "solar energy boom," with the then energy minister Ibrahaim Saif describing Jordan as "one of the pioneering countries in the region".
By late 2017, the country had 467MW of solar in operation, along with 453MW under construction and 52MW under tender. These figures, from the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA), are actually something of an underestimate in that they don't include smaller projects.
More is expected to follow shortly. In April 2018, the government said it had received 16 bids in a new 200MW solar tender. The country also has an attractive net-metering scheme for rooftop projects, and recently approved a policy allowing all institutions, such as universities or museums, to build a solar plant up to 10MW.
Although wind is lagging slightly behind, there are clear signs of growth, most recently the issuance of a new 100MW tender. According to Jordan's energy ministry, the country's total installed renewables capacity stood at 732MW at the end of 2017.
"Jordan has been very successful in developing the renewable energy capacity in the country, and particularly renewable energy from private sources," Gabriel de Lastours, lead senior banker for power and energy at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), tells EMEA Finance. "We are now in a much more mature phase of renewable energy development in Jordan, where investors' barriers to entry are low."
It's quite a turnaround from seven years ago, when nearly all Jordan's energy needs came from imported oil or gas. Traditionally viewed as a resource-poor economy, the country relied mostly on natural gas from Egypt, supplied through the Arab Gas Pipeline.
However, the flow of gas was disrupted during the Arab Spring, and the country was forced to switch to pricier oil and diesel imports. Between 2013 and 2015, the National Electricity Company (NEPCO) racked up debts of almost $7bn.
The government responded with a law: NEPCO was now required to purchase electricity generated through renewables, and private companies could negotiate with the government directly.
As Samer AlMaany, CEO of the Shams Ma'an Solar Company, tells EMEA Finance, the country had little choice but to implement energy reforms.
"The government's energy strategy was intended to reduce its dependence on imported energy," he says. "It plans to boost the renewable energy generation capacity to 2,400MW by 2020. 1,400MW will be generated from solar power and 1,000MW from wind power."
Since then, the government has made significant progress, with development efforts running ahead of schedule.
"As we understand it, the government has exceeded its objective to reach 10% of installed energy capacity from renewables by 2020 – it's now aiming to reach 20% by 2020 – and for that reason the EBRD is committed to supporting this initiative," says de Lastours.
The EBRD alone has financed eight solar projects in Jordan, along with several wind projects, over the last four years. Most recently, the bank provided a $22m loan for the construction and operation of a 61.3MW PV power plant in the Risha region, which will be developed by ACWA Power.
This plant will sit next to an ageing gas-fired power plant, and over time will replace it, generating the cheapest power in Jordan while using the existing transmission line.
"Having closed the financing, we are now looking forward to successfully building the plant and commencing the commercial operations by Q3-2019. Our goal is to reliably deliver clean energy at the lowest ever tariffs for Jordan," said Thamer Al Sharhan, managing director of ACWA Power.
Other recent projects of note include the Baynouna project, which is being developed as a PPA between Nasdar and NEPCO and should be finished in early 2019. At 200MW, this is the largest single solar project in the pipeline.
Then there is the 103MW Quweira project, a solar farm owned by the government and funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). It started injecting power into the grid at the start of 2017.
In terms of multinational lenders, the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank, has financed a series of solar plants collectively known as the Seven Sisters. It also funded the 117MW Tafila Wind Farm, the first privately financed renewable energy project in Jordan. Meanwhile, OPIC (the US government's international finance institution) is financing a 52.5MW solar project with the AES Corporation.
To date, the largest single solar project remains the 52.5MW Sham Ma'ans PV plant in the Hashemite Kingdom. The project became operational in October 2016 following various hurdles in its development process. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, boosting employment in the local area and benefiting from excellent operating conditions.
"This is the first renewable energy project by an independent power company in the Middle East, and the first large-scale photovoltaic generation project under a PPP scheme in Jordan," says AlMaany. "The success of this project greatly increased trust in the government of Jordan and the PPP scheme NEPCO built, making a good impression on investors who are considering investing in business in Jordan."
As should be clear from this (non-exhaustive) run-down, the investment pool for Jordanian renewables is highly varied. It includes a growing number of regional players, as well as multinationals. According to de Lastours, Jordan's solar sector is attractive for several reasons.
"Firstly, there are stable and reliable regulatory frameworks in place," he says. "Secondly, the government has been very supportive of the development of private renewable energy and keen to attract investments. Thirdly, there's a lot of sun in Jordan and solar resources are very good. Fourthly, there has been a track record of very successful investment and commissioning of solar projects in the country."
He adds that, over the last few years, the country has begun to develop an ecosystem of suppliers and construction companies, giving investors a newfound confidence in their project logistics.
"The corollary of all this is that there is intense competition for investors in Jordan. That means you can find very competitive prices for power, achieved through tenders," he says.
Prices do seem to be coming down. In Jordan's second PV tender in 2015, the projects awarded had feed-in tariffs around 6 or 7 US cents per kWh, down from around 17 cents three years previously.
While the latest solar tender has not yet announced its winners, we could well see a further drop in prices. ACWA Power's Risha IPP project – which recently came in around 5.92 cents per kWh – may give us an indication of what to expect.
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the costs of solar PV are expected to drop by a further 60%, offshore wind by 35%, and concentrated solar power by 45% over the course of the next decade.
"The electricity we are producing in Jordan is being generated at low cost – less than the average price of electricity in the country. It is financially viable, as well as having a positive impact on the environment," said Omar Al-Madhi, CEO of the Saudi-based Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, which is developing three solar projects in Jordan capable of powering 120,000 homes.
These kinds of price reductions will be critical if Jordan is to move away from its dependence on imported oil. At present, energy imports comprise around 10% of GDP, down from around 18% in 2014, when oil prices hit their peak.
With oil prices now steadily climbing again, there's a risk that Jordan's spending could return to earlier levels. In December 2017, a Jordan Times article warned that, should oil reach $100 a barrel: "Jordan will be back to its energy crisis, especially when production of clean energy, solar and wind, is still in its initial phase."
With the MENA region expected to double its energy demands by 2030, the need for a home-grown energy sector is clear. As de Lastours points out, if Jordan wants to increase its renewable energy capacity, it will need to make a few adjustments.
"Last year, the Jordanian government launched a tender for battery storage, so that is one of the options," he says. "At the moment, the EBRD is helping the Jordanian government to write and develop the bespoke regulatory framework to allow this to be run by the private sector. We think it is one of the projects that could help further increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix."
According to market analysts, battery storage prices dropped by nearly 80% between 2010 and 2016, meaning this technology is starting to look more viable.
Another idea, says de Lastours, is to develop smart networks and grid systems that would improve the way power is dispatched through the system, while reducing the risk of energy curtailment. Still another is to develop interconnections with neighboring countries, like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Finally, the country needs to work on strengthening its transmission networks. NEPCO is currently developing a project called Green Corridor, which will enable renewable projects built in the South to send their energy northwards. The 'corridor' is scheduled to become operational later this year.
"EBRD is committed to supporting and developing renewable energy in Jordan in the coming years, and we see it in two different ways," says de Lastours. "First, we will continue to finance private sector projects, and second, we will finance the strengthening of the transmission network."
With so much support of this nature, Jordan is surging ahead of its neighbours in many ways. It ranks third for renewable energy capacity in the Arab world, just behind Morocco and Egypt, and first for solar. What's more, recent developments – such as a 12.9MW solar plant in a refugee camp – suggest the country has the flexibility to deal with whatever new demands arise.
As the former energy minister Ibrahim Saif put it in a 2017 interview: "Jordan is now a regional leader in diversifying its sources of electrical generation. We still need to do further reforms in terms of efficiency, improving the energy audit and rationalising consumption. But Jordan has succeeded in terms of transforming the energy challenge into something positive."
Despite the scale of the challenges remaining, 'positive' does seem to be the right word.
This article appears in the April-May 2018 edition of EMEA Finance
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